One of the most versatile talents in contemporary 20th century music, Henry Mancini was arguably America's greatest composer, conductor and arranger.

Although he is nowadays perhaps best remembered for big-selling LPs of movie and TV scores, he also enjoyed a parallel series of hit singles, only some of which were spun off his albums.

This 30-track compilation is drawn from his singles releases between 1956-62 and includes his hits 'Mr Lucky', 'High Time', 'Theme From The Great Imposter', 'Moon River', 'Experiment In Terror', 'Theme From Hatari' and 'Days Of Wine And Roses'.

Also included are Mancini's original, career defining recordings of tunes like 'Tana's Theme' (from "Touch of Evil"), 'The Peter Gunn Theme', and 'Breakfast At Tiffany's'.

Several of his early singles, notably 'Cha Cha Cha For Gia' (from "Four Girls In Town") and 'Big Band Rock And Roll' b/w 'Hot Rod' (from "Rock Pretty Baby") are unavailable elsewhere on CD.

Track Listing

1. MAIN TITLE FROM FOUR GIRLS IN TOWN2. CHA CHA CHA FOR GIA3. BIG BAND ROCK AND ROLL4. HOT ROD5. LOVE THEME FROM THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV6. TANA'S THEME7. FALLOUT!8. PETER GUNN THEME9. THE BROTHERS GO TO MOTHER'S10. SPOOK!11. BIJOU12. LET'S WALK13. MR. LUCKY14. FLOATING PAD15. THE BLUES16. BIG NOISE FROM WINNETKA17. HIGH TIME18. THE SECOND TIME AROUND19. THEME FROM THE GREAT IMPOSTER20. LOVE MUSIC21. FANNY22. MY COUSIN FROM NAPLES23. MOON RIVER24. BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S25. EXPERIMENT IN TERROR26. TOOTY TWIST27. THEME FROM HATARI!28. YOUR FATHER'S FEATHERS29. LOVE THEME FROM PHAEDRA30. DAYS OF WINE AND ROSES